1 [Report This]Date: December 17, 2021 12:03 pm Title: Tuesday 26 December 2006
Very wish-fulfilling ending! Pam and Jim are happy, Karen and even Roy get to exit with dignity, Dwight and Angela get to feel slyly superior. Everyone gets what they wants. Again, VERY Christmas movie. Nice job!
Author's Response:
Thank you! Very wish-fulfilling, indeed. The Christmas movie energy is something I loved making, especially considering Pam's Christmas pastime. They were in one all along, even I didn't realize that until after the fact.
Thanks for all the reviews!
1 [Report This]Date: December 16, 2021 07:22 pm Title: Tuesday 26 December 2006
This was such a good read! You did a really great job with Jim and Pam's argument. Most stories don't have them really hash it out like that, we dont get to see them so angry but you showed that and ah *Chef's kiss* it was so great! I'm glad Karen got her chance to let Jim know how she felt, too. She didn't let him off the hook easily. Though I'll always root for Jim and Pam when it comes to the part where Karen and him break up, it's great to see her "Not leave quietly" if you will. A jellybean for you! Loved it :D
Author's Response:
Thank you so much!
I enjoyed writing the argument. I wanted to present how the unaddressed emotions and actions built up and it'd have to take them cooling off before they can think coherently. As for Karen, she got the short end of the stick, so writing her confronting Jim and him leading her on was good, but at least in this case since it's early in their relationship and neither are in denial.
Thanks for the review!
1 [Report This]Date: December 16, 2021 11:14 am Title: Tuesday 26 December 2006
This was super cute, I really loved it! I’m an utter Karen hater but you made her seem kinda likeable here, I like the way she dealt with the breakup and accepting she wasn’t the One for Jim. Loved the bit about them going to each other’s houses at the same time. And really cute ending with Dwanegla too!
Author's Response:
Thank you!
Yeah, gotta admit, I'm not a Karen *fan* per se, but I do like her and I felt she kinda got screwed over despite all of her faults. Knowing her character, she'd be more accepting of Jim's feelings for Pam if it was month 1 of their relationship and not month 6. And I enjoyed that bit, too! It'd make sense given how alike they are to confess to each other in person the exact same way.
Dwight/Angela is always fun, loved writing those two.
Thanks for the review!
1 [Report This]Date: December 16, 2021 10:38 am Title: Tuesday 26 December 2006
Nice way to wrap this all up. Karen moving on to bigger and better things, Pam being honest with Roy who does show some maturity. Good stuff. The end bit with Dwight and Angela felt on par too. Angela just can't help but be judgemental can she? Still, she's happy with Dwight here and they can both see that now Jim and Pam are happy too.
Well done with this one. Very much felt like a Hallmark Christmas movie, but again that was probably the point. Also well done in turing out a completed story like this rather than just going chapter by chapter.
Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat.
Author's Response:
Y'know, Hallmark was not what I was going for. But I am *so* glad you got that out of this story. And this being a "multi-chapter one-shot" made sense to me due to the passage of time.
Alongside friend!Karen, I didn't want any bitter confrontation between Jim and Roy. Again, he was told about the kiss earlier than in canon (and not while they were together again) so I feel he'd calm down after the initial angry tirade, alongside Pam giving it to him straight. And this was my first real attempt at Dwight/Angela so hopefully I encapsulated their very weird, very wonderful relationship
Thanks for all the reviews!